Town Hall Seattle: Civics Series

Town Hall’s Civics series highlights everything from local policies to world politics. These events offer perspectives on a range of topics as diverse as Seattle itself—a bustling forum for activism, discovery, and thought-provoking discussion.

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With so many people living so much longer, what is the meaning
of the increasing years beyond 50? How can a society with more
older people than younger ones thrive? How do we find happiness
when we know life is long and time is short? Encore.org founder and
CEO Marc Freedman joined us to answer these questions and
more...

Many real estate experts around the country warn us that trends
of skyrocketing rents and home values are pricing the working and
middle classes out of urban America. Randy Shaw, Director of
the Tenderloin Housing Clinic, came to Town Hall’s
stage with his perspective on the national housing crisis, and
offered...

Many Americans envision capitalism as a driving ideal of our
country, but some economists contend that a few digital monopolies
have risen to restrict our nation’s capitalist ideals and act as
gatekeepers to the free market. Economist author
Jonathan Tepper and Business Development manager
Denise Hearn took

Is philanthropy, by its very nature, a threat to today’s
democracy? Some believe that such generosity is not the
unassailable good we think it to be, and in its current form might
even be undermining democratic values and set back aspirations of
justice. Political science professor Rob Reich took Town
Hall’s stage...

In 2014, Francis Fukuyama wrote that American institutions were
in decay, as the state was systematically captured by powerful
interest groups. Two years later, political outsiders have
risen to power by leaning on direct charismatic connections to “the
people,” who are usually defined in narrow terms that offer...

About the Podcast

The Civics series at Town Hall shines a light on the shifting issues, movements, and policies, that affect our world. These events pose questions and ideas, big and small, that have the power to inform and impact our lives. Whether it be constitutional research from a scholar, a new take on history, or the birth of a movement, it’s all about educating and empowering.